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Fresno Police Crack Down on Asian Gangs

Fresno police have made more than a dozen arrests in what they say was a crackdown on Asian gangs following a fatal shooting last month.

Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Thursday 19 people have been taken into custody and a dozen firearms seized in recent weeks.

The arrests and seizures follow the Oct. 20 shooting death of 22-year-old alleged gang member Aushoun Simmons.

Dyer says Simmons was killed because he refused to carry out orders to shoot somebody else. His death sparked a series of retaliatory shootings involving the Southeast Asian gangs.

According to the Fresno Bee, among those arrested were a 15-year-old boy and his 40-year old father.
 

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